Influence of Body Mass Index on the Prognostic Value of Tumor ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

The impact of host energy balance status on outcome of lung cancer has not been fully explored. It is also unknown if there is a potential modifying effect of body mass index (BMI) on tumor cell behavior in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We therefore investigated the i...

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Main Authors: Seung Hyup Hyun, Kyung-Han Lee, Joon Young Choi, Byung-Tae Kim, Jhingook Kim, Jae Ill Zo, Hojoong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Hee Kyung Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4684313?pdf=render